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Population (year 2000): 6,018. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,880 (-2.3% change)
Males: 3,017 (50.1%), Females: 3,001 (49.9%)
Crawford County
Zip code:
53821
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $34,038 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,500 (year 2000)
Races in Prairie du Chien:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- Black (3.6%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (34.7%), Irish (17.3%), Czech
(9.5%), Norwegian (9.3%), English (8.0%), French (7.0%).
Elevation: 632 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prairie du Chien
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prairie du Chien city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +196 (+3.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Prairie du Chien:
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (705 EAST
TAYLOR STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Prairie du Chien:
- GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
GUTTENBERG, IA)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ELKADER,
IA)
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; WAUKON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prairie du Chien:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 54 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 58 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 87 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie du Chien:
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 3 miles; PRAIRIE DU
CHIEN, WI; ID: PDC)
- MONONA MUNI (about 14 miles; MONONA, IA; ID: 7C3)
- ELKADER (about 22 miles; ELKADER, IA; ID: I27)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prairie du Chien:
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 50 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 52 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 54
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public high schools in Prairie du Chien:
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN HI (Students: 473; Location:
800 E CRAWFORD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN CORRECTIONAL (Students: 231;
Location: 500 E PARRISH ST; Grades: 12 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prairie du Chien:
- BLUFF VIEW INTERMEDIATE (Students: 469;
Location: 1901 E WELLS ST; Grades: 03 - 08)
- BA KENNEDY SCH (Students: 298; Location: 420
WACOUTA AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
Library in Prairie du Chien:
- JOSEPH W. & EMMA L. WACHUTE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $285,335; Location: 125 S. WACOUTA
AVE.; 34,063 books; 704 audio materials; 738 video
materials; 69 serial subscriptions)
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